C F Olsen1, A Bergland. 1. Kingosgate Rehabilitation Center, Nursing Home Agency, Oslo, Norway, ceciliefromholt@hotmail.com.
Abstract
UNLABELLED: This article explores the effect of a group-based exercise program and an educational session on the fear of falling among 89 women with osteoporosis and a history of vertebral fracture. This randomized clinical trial showed that the intervention had a positive and durable effect on the fear of falling. INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of an intervention on fear of falling in women with osteoporosis and a history of vertebral fracture. METHODS: The study was a parallel-group randomized clinical trial with a blinded assessor. The participants were 89 community-dwelling elderly women with osteoporosis and a history of vertebral fracture. The intervention group (IT, n = 47) received a 3-month group-based circuit exercise program combined with a 3-h educational session focusing on the reduction of the risk of falls and challenges specific to osteoporosis and vertebral fractures. The control group (CT, n = 42) continued with their usual activities. Clinical outcomes were assessed at baseline, postintervention and 12 months after randomization. This article reports on the secondary outcome Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I) from a previously reported trial. RESULTS: We found a significantly better result for the IT group compared with the CT group, both at 3 months (p = 0.004) and 12 months (p < 0.001) follow-up. The effect size at 3 months was small (0.4) and at 12 months moderate (0.7). Multiple regression analysis confirmed the effect of the intervention. CONCLUSION: The intervention had a positive and durable effect on fear of falling as measured with the FES-I.
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UNLABELLED: This article explores the effect of a group-based exercise program and an educational session on the fear of falling among 89 women with osteoporosis and a history of vertebral fracture. This randomized clinical trial showed that the intervention had a positive and durable effect on the fear of falling. INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of an intervention on fear of falling in women with osteoporosis and a history of vertebral fracture. METHODS: The study was a parallel-group randomized clinical trial with a blinded assessor. The participants were 89 community-dwelling elderly women with osteoporosis and a history of vertebral fracture. The intervention group (IT, n = 47) received a 3-month group-based circuit exercise program combined with a 3-h educational session focusing on the reduction of the risk of falls and challenges specific to osteoporosis and vertebral fractures. The control group (CT, n = 42) continued with their usual activities. Clinical outcomes were assessed at baseline, postintervention and 12 months after randomization. This article reports on the secondary outcome Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I) from a previously reported trial. RESULTS: We found a significantly better result for the IT group compared with the CT group, both at 3 months (p = 0.004) and 12 months (p < 0.001) follow-up. The effect size at 3 months was small (0.4) and at 12 months moderate (0.7). Multiple regression analysis confirmed the effect of the intervention. CONCLUSION: The intervention had a positive and durable effect on fear of falling as measured with the FES-I.
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